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I wanted to make this a separate post from my earlier soup recipe, because these brownies deserve a page to themselves. This recipe is entirely raw, vegan, and gluten free. And AMAZING. There is no butter, white or brown sugar, eggs or flour in them. The ganache is made withavocado.Seriously…can it get better than healthy that tastes guilty as can be? I submit that it cannot. I dare you to make these and give them to a bunch of guys watching NASCAR, and see if any of them think they’re healthy for a minute. I doubt they will!

Raw Dark Chocolate Brownies with Ganache

For the brownies:

2 1/2 cups medjool dates, pitted

1 cup cocoa powder

2 cups walnut pieces

1 TBSP honey or agave

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp chipotle powder

1 tsp vanilla

pinch kosher salt

For the ganache:

2 ripe avocados, cut into pieces

1 cup cocoa powder

Slightly more than 1/2 cup honey or agave

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp chipotle powder

Directions

Begin with the brownie base.

Using food processor, pulse walnuts to fine crumbs.

Add cocoa powder and honey and blend.

Add dates, 1/2 cup at a time, scraping down sides as you go.

Mix in remaining ingredients until smooth.

Spread evenly in 8X8 pan.

Clean out food processor to use for ganache.

Place all ganache ingredients in food processor, blend on high setting until smooth. Check for avocado lumps and reblend if necessary.